Discharging device for vending machines



Feb. 12 1924. 1,483,700

- M. J. WAPLE D10HARGING DEVICE FOR VENDING MACHINES Filed Jan. 5. 1923 A TTORNEYS.

Patented Feb. 12, 1924.

can-en s'mrss PATENT oFFic'E.

IiIA RSHALL J. WAIPLE. OF WASHINGTON. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

mscnAnGrNG DEVICE son VENDING MACHINES.

Application filed January 5, 1923.

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, MARSHALL J a citizen of the United. States residing" Washington, District of Colurii ia,-'-have ifnvented certain new and useful Improve ments in Discharging Devices for; Vending Machines, of which the following" isa speoi-l fication, reference being had theriii to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to a discharging device for vending machines, and the oil-hot y coming the .parts as will .be hereinafter described,

lustrated in the accompanying drawings, and more particularly pointed outin'the' appended claims.

In ee i g l H Figure 1 is a view, in side',e l ion,of a vending machine constructed irf 'accordafniie with the present invention, whilel I, Figure/2 is a transverse, sectional view the machine. 1 I Figure 3 is a sectional view'of tlie ,machine, taken on line 33, Fig. 2, lodiiing'ih the direction of the arrows.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary, perspective view of the hopper bottom of the machine. Figure 5 is a perspective view of one of the agitating devices.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, l designates the casing, and 2 is the caplike end. In the casing 1 is positioned discs 3 and 4. A rib 5 is fastened to the inner face of casing 1 and is normally seated in the notches 6 (Fig. 2) of the discs 3 and 4 for locking the discs against rotary movement within the casing.

The hopper bottom 7 comprises the primary section 8 and the auxiliarysection 9. The primary section 8 is provided with a short angular lower edge 10, whereas the auxiliary section is provided with a comparatively long angular edge 10. These sections 8 and 9 are provided with registering slots 11 through which the agitating devices 12 work. These agitating devices are provided in their bodies 13 with, preferably, square apertures 14 through which the operating shaft 15 extends. Shaft 15 is proe v i properly operated an article, such as "a pen deiibsited th-i diigt .sltt- 23' F1 SerialNo. 610,821.

v'ide'd atone, end with agrip 1c, nas the operator min s the shaft and causes the agia ing devices 12%;) worl'r throughslots 11;

The coat controlled, usage; 17- Fig. "3- is fully ne ts-ins iii? any eo-jienain appnca tioii ent Coin rans ents vice- ,foT-r N6. 610,820., r y A,

Each? agitat ng device sajid*. -i56dy' 1a are as termini,eurvea-.-giiide finger 18': "In uiebbdy? is formed peer-st '19'forfre- 1 s a ig-antes upo'n are eerae wriiing shaft 15 saagnmenen; wilibe' discharged" into thelioltii zaasnewn -5 netted l ne Fig:

- 2; When-the agitating devi'ces'j are-in peertion for discharging a, pencil, or like article, a pencil will be seated in notch 21, andfrorii scalar zoprienbe with a workin man a;- I s. la ihb n n w irb rem dh r u d eif wasps g 22 (if-body 1'3 5 near ps -the,.-penc1l's';froni i bi 5??? f r le a ind e chargmgme .at "a t me as proper co r} is 1.13. Should position indicated by dotted lines in Figure 2 and can not pass out of the casing until the fingers have partially returned to the orixgriliiial elevated position.

ile I have described the preferred em bodiment'of my invention, and have illustrated the same in the accompanying drawings, certain minor changes or alterations may appear to one skilled in the art to which this invention relates, during the extensive manufacture of the same and I, therefore, reserve the right to make such alterations or changes as shall fairly fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. In a dispensing machine, the combination of a casing provided with an outlet a hopper in thecasing having an outlet above the outlet of the casing, a plurality of oscillating article agitating and discharging devices mounted in the casing and movable through the hopper and outlet thereof, each of said devices being provided with an article receiving pocket and with a finger exvending machines, filedJa'n'. 5, I923, serial tending from ,the ppcket fpr engaging an et lbei sp n e preteen d s charge of the article through the outetof the casing until the discharging device has been swung-in -one directiin its full e'irtentf and then partially position.

2. In a dispensing machine, the combination of a casing provided with an outlet a opp n th e es hat n an out et ebe e re u n d. to Or n the outlet of the casing, a plurality of oscil lating agitating and disch arging devices mounted in the casing and movable thrriugh the hop er and outletithereof, ,eaehof saiddevices eing provided with a n article re ceiving pocket and with a finger ex tending from the pocket for engaging an article to e dis s de Preventing d-i eherse the article from the casing through, the-cut leticf the casing until the dis charge. device has; been swung in one direction its fullex n'tie pp rt l y. seen we: e inal position,.,the upper portion of said agitating and discharging device, being provided with an: articleholding. notch and an article agitatingcamedge. I: p 1

l 3. A vending machine comprising a casinghavingan outlet, a hopperinsai casing and having an outlet above the casin outlet a vrocker shaftrotatablyv jrnonnted fieneatl the hopper, and article discharging means ne by s id he t en h ii ios let r movement across. the. outlet or .Qthe hopper into and out ofja discharging pgsjii' lbn wlzlen the shaft is trptated, said rneanscomprls ng a vertically dISPOSBdqDlQEQ lEQ-Ylfl its lowerportion; eng'agedffwith sa ha aiid',.its

upper portion extending iintoj: saidlhopper,

a hae e nner-si eretieeipre vide "n arits" mama: ith-an ar le re ceiving. recessaiid' heneath'recess provided .with an elongated Tupwardly curved article engaging finger for engagin'gian article to be dispensed and preventing discharge of the article through the out et of 'thecasing'until the p-late has been-swung downwardly its full extent and then partially returned to its'original position, the

upper edge of said plate being bowed upwardly forthe greater portion of the width of the plate and merging into an article receivingrecess at the junction of the upper edge and inner side edge of the plate.

4. vending machine coinprisin a casing having angoutlet, a hopper in sai casing,

and having an. outlet above the casing outlet, a rocker shaft mounted beneath said ing across the outlet of said hopper and for engaging an article to be dispensed and preventing discharge of the article from the casm wardly its full extent and then partially returned to its original position, the upper .edge of said'plate being provided with an upwardly bowed cam formingportion for a itating articles in the hopper when the p ate is moved by turning. of the shaft and said cam edge: merginginto an article receiving recess at the junction of the upper edge with the inner side edge of the plate.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature.

M RsHA rf'Lf? WAPLE.

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